"Swarms, floods and marauders:" the language of the [European] refugee crisis

"...the ability to influence thought matters a great deal. George Orwell recognised this, inventing Newspeakto illustrate how, in one nightmare scenario, language could be used as an instrument of control.

We’re not there yet, but if we want to maintain the ability to think clearly and independently about migration, there’s good reason to be wary of some of the vocabulary now being bandied about."


Read more from David Shariatmadari's article in the Guardian online.